Comment 79 for bug 210303

After a long time with kaffine in detoriation - the Kubuntu project
should consider if the player has a place in future distributions

2008/10/2, Aitor Moreno <email address hidden>:
> After 8.3, the loop stops, but I still have the same problem, but only
> once.
>
> Scenario:
>
> 1 - SVCD or VCD (both) in HDD.
> 2 - Kaffeine. Open Folder, choose the SVCD folder.
> 3 - Kaffeine search an installs the codec, finishing with "codec already
> installed"
> 4 - The SVCD *is not played*
> 5 - Pressing Play button, again step 3
>
> --
> [hardy] kaffeine loops on "Codec package is already installed"
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/210303
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>
> Status in "kaffeine" source package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
> Status in kaffeine in Ubuntu Hardy: Fix Committed
> Status in kaffeine in Ubuntu Intrepid: Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> SRU description:
> 1. This bug makes Kaffeine's auto-codec installation loop for media which
> can't be played back with libxine1-ffmpeg or libdvdcss (e.g. recent versions
> of WM* or MOV)
> 2. In the development branch we introduced 2 'returns' in the python script
> responsible for handling the codec installation (0.8.6-2ubuntu2)
> 3. Patch attached
> 4. TEST CASE:
> * Install Kaffeine
> * Try opening http://www.nasa.gov/mov/229743main_parachute-640.mov with
> kaffeine
> * The codec installer should pop-up and ask whether to install the
> appropriate codec
> * The installer will pop-up again and notify you that the available
> codecs are already installed
> * The file will still not be playable, but the installer shouldn't loop
> 5. No regression potential because the returns are additions to
> QApplication.exit(1) functions.
>
> Binary package hint: kaffeine
>
> When I try to play the following file with kaffeine, it says "installing
> codec" and fails with "Codec package is already installed"
> then it begin again to reinstall the Codec
> this forever. I have to kill kaffeine.
>
> http://www.universal-tao.com/archives/holy_water.wmv
>
> A video of the bug with a 3gp file:
> http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13965716/3gp-bug.ogg
>